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They would have finished at 7 and 9...along with five other clubs. Those 5 are ranked with a strength of schedule from .504 (Saints) to .535 (Lions).
The Bills finished 8 - 8 with a SOS of .508. With a NYJ win, that SOS would increase, likely to the point where BUF tops the 7 -9 clubs in draft order.
A loss could have vaulted them from the 19th spot to the 12th...
With Super Bowl 50 in the books, the order for the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft is set. This is the first-round order, with the top positional needs for every team, as provided by Lance Zierlein.
They would have finished at 7 and 9...along with five other clubs. Those 5 are ranked with a strength of schedule from .504 (Saints) to .535 (Lions).
The Bills finished 8 - 8 with a SOS of .508. With a NYJ win, that SOS would increase, likely to the point where BUF tops the 7 -9 clubs in draft order.
A loss could have vaulted them from the 19th spot to the 12th...
I will never for the life of me understand wanting to lose a game to get a better draft pick. I mean if its from 4 to 1 and there's a sure fire prospect ala Luck I would see the point. But from 19 to 12 or around those numbers ?? It makes no sense at all. None.
I'm torn on this. yes, better to pick up, but the bills have over drafted people how many times during this drought? whitner, losman, mccargo, maybin, mcgahee, and EJ stick out as guys who we took too high. picking any lower might have helped with getting Big ben instead of losman. but the other guys I think we would have still made the same mistake.
for the bills, they aren't looking at qb and aren't pigeon holed to one position. they can take a DE, LB, safety, QB,OL and be ok. so its not like we have to have a particular player. and I don't think the difference between 12-19 in this draft class is that big.
I was surprised the bills had any fight with the number of back ups they had. so it does make me think that rex might not shoulder as much blame as I originally thought. the team showed they want him and will fight for him to a degree. he still had a terrible second half coaching by letting the jets into the game and settling for FG whena knockout punch was needed. but I thought they would barely show up like it was the jags game.
also, I think we'll find out at the draft if someone else takes the stud linebacker that seems to be needed to QB Rex's defense. if we get a qb for the defense this year via draft or free agency, I don't think we'll see much difference in the execution of the defense. Rex and crew doesn't seem to think that 16 out of 17 games with penalties and substitution issues were a problem. so I don't think they simplify anything. at the end of the day a LB goes in 12-19 and he's the guy we would have loved to have, this win will definitely have been a loss.
The culture of losing has to end. The mentality has to be that losing is never acceptable. "It's ok to lose now if it could make us slightly better next year." **** that.
We had the chance to knock a div rival out of the playoffs and we took it. The last thing we need is the Jets gaining confidence.
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